Poll: display Exclusive Sales Forum to SE's and members or keep it hidden?

[MediaHound]

The header for Exclusive Forums states:

Exclusive Forums
A private section for Exclusive members. Guests and search engines cannot enter, so feel free to discuss private matters here.

Exclusive Domains for Sale is a subforum within this category. Which states:

Exclusive domains for sale section. This section is open to exclusive members to post domains for sale which are viewable by all members.

However, we run into a conflict. If we open up the Exclusive Domains for Sale subforum to the other members, its open to the search engines.
The way it is now, actually, is open to SE's and other members. If we lock it down, the other members wont be able to see it anymore.

So this is a poll, I would like you to vote on what you prefer:

Lock it down, keep it viewable to just Exclusive Members, or:
Leave it open, and have it viewable by both the other members and search engines, or a mix of both
Leave it open and create still ANOTHER subforum thats totally locked down, Exclusive Exclusive Sales Forum.

Consider there's already threads in there, if someone wants one moved, I will do that if requested, just send me a PM.

Vote by submitting a response to the attached poll. Responses are private, other members won't see what you picked. The poll will self close in 30 days but if enough votes come in sooner, we have no problem doing the changes sooner.

 

[afloat.com]

Leave it open and create still ANOTHER subforum thats totally locked down, Exclusive Exclusive Sales Forum.

Don't we already have an Exclusive Sales section thats locked down?

 

[MediaHound]

Ahh call me crazy,
I posted this thread in response to this thread:
http://www.dnforum.com/f79/ses-crawling-exclusive-domains-sale-forum-thread-266086.html
I was thrown off there for a second!

 

[Theo]

I voted to keep things private

 

[MediaHound]

And infact, those threads need to be cleaned out as they should be monthly.

Exclusive Sales
This section will be emptied the first of each month to ensure no history exists on sales posted here.

 

[afloat.com]

It seems a bit weird that in the "Exclusive Domains For Sale section", if the permissions are set so only registered users can view how search bots can index it.

 

[MediaHound]

"All members" the way it currently is includes those that are not logged in.

 

[MediaHound]

hmm, but it says that "guests and search engines"...
you're right, let me look closer at that setting once again

 

[MediaHound]

We have the MAIN CATEGORY:
Exclusive Forums
A private section for Exclusive members. Guests and search engines cannot enter, so feel free to discuss private matters here.

Then we have a subforum inside it with looser restrictions.
Plain and simple, it is an exception to the general overall main category description.
And yes, "All members" the way it currently is (for that one sales subforum) includes those that are not logged in.

 

[MediaHound]

Poll closed, its redundant, makes no sense really the way we're already setup...
Stop confusing me you guys.

 

[afloat.com]

Is it possible to change the permissions for that sub forum to only Gold, Plat and exclusive so only registered members can view, problem solved

 

[MediaHound]

I changed the setting for unregistered / not logged in and corrected the verbiage.

Exclusive domains for sale section. This section is open to Exclusive Members to post domains for sale which are viewable by all logged-in members.